Why can't I choose an MPLS file as the input (as opposed to selecting the entire BD folder?)

[spongemike]

Description of problem or question:
I can re-encode the video of a BD by choosing "Open source: Folder (batch scan)", which searches ALL of the titles and playlists. This takes a LONG time (minutes), even when I know precisely the playlist (i.e., MPLS) file that contains the content I wish to re-encode. When I try to open ("Open source: File") just the MPLS, though, it says "No valid source or titles found".

Why can't I just open the MPLS directly, rather than wait for it to scan ALL of them, just so that I can choose the one that I want?



Steps to reproduce the problem (If Applicable):

• Open Handbrake

• Choose "Open Source"

• Choose "Folder (Batch Scan)", and select the root folder of a BD

• Wait for it to process

• Open Handbrake

• Choose "Open Source"

• Choose "File", and select a single MPLS in the BD file structure

• See the error "No valid source or titles found"

HandBrake version (e.g., 1.0.0):

1.1.2 (2018090500) - 64bit, Windows


Operating system and version (e.g., Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, Windows 10 Creators Update):

Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center, 9600.19228.amd64fre.winblue_ltsb.181208-0600


HandBrake Activity Log ***required*** (see How-to get an activity log)

https://1drv.ms/u/s!Amk1u53rmkI0h6Z7QP9nmBERpInQ8A

[Deleted User 11865]

You want to choose the non-batch open folder for BD structures. Note that any playlist shorter than the "minimum title length" (configurable in settings) will be skipped, which saves a good amount of time (but still slower than playlist-specific scan). You might want to adjust that on a source by source basis to speed things up.

Also, HandBrake can do title-specific scan; however, unfortunately there is no direct correspondence between the HandBrake title number and Blu-ray playlist number (unlike we do for DVDs). This has been on my to-do list for a long time but I basically haven't been to work on HandBrake for well over a year.

[spongemike]

Thanks for the response.

Where do I find the "non-batch open folder" option? The only two "Open Source" options are: "Folder (batch scan)" and "File". The latter won't open a single MPLS, and the former scans ALL of the titles, which is the nature of the issue. Where is the non-batch option for a folder such that it doesn't need to scan all the titles and lets me choose one title to scan?

>...there is no direct correspondence between the HandBrake title number and Blu-ray playlist number...

What do the Handbrake title numbers represent? I presume you're still getting the titles from the MPLS files (otherwise, how would you know which M2TS files to string together), right?

Thanks again.

[Deleted User 11865]

Titles correspond to the scanned MPLS files, but IIRC start at 1 for the first playlist (regardless of whether it's actually called 00001.mpls or not) and increments for each MPLS, not accounting for absent playlist files, etc.

[spongemike]

When do you sleep?

So then, it sounds like you're saying that there's no way to avoid the scanning of all titles when trying to encode a single title from a BD layout, right?

If so, bummer. Have you got it spec'ed out how you want to do it? Maybe I should enlist in the project and contribute...